Meghan Markle is opening up about her life and career as a biracial actress.
My teacher told me to check the box for Caucasian.
Because thats how you look, Meghan, she said, Markle writes.
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I put down my pen.
Not as an act of defiance, but rather a symptom of my confusion.
So, I didnt tick a box.
I left my identity blank a question mark, an absolute incomplete much like how I felt.
Early in her career, Markle remembers not fitting into narrow casting calls.
She treasured findingSuitsand being cast as Rachel Zane, a powerful lead in the USA legal drama.
They were simply looking for Rachel.
In making a choice like that, theSuitsproducers helped shift the way pop culture defines beauty.
Markles profile has risen in recent months when rumors sprouted that she was dating Prince Harry.
The English royal released a public statement last monthto speak out against the personal, racist attacks Markle received.
I am enough exactly as I am.'
Read Markles full essayhere.
